NHTSA recall campaign

78E028000

ManufacturerABADDON PRODUCTS COMPANYReported1978-10-24Affected11,600 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

THE INVOLVED HELMETS FAIL TO MEET REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 218, "MOTORCYCLE HELMETS", DUE TO THE HELMETS EXCEEDING MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE FORCE OF 400G WHEN HIT A SECOND TIME IN THE SAME IDENTICAL AREA.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALER WILL REPLACE SUSPECT HELMET WITH A HELMET HAVING A REDESIGNED INNER LINER, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.

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Affected vehicles

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NHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.